Dr. Rolf Halden, Arizona State University (IMAGE)

Arizona State University

Dr. Rolf Halden, Arizona State University

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Rolf Halden, associate professor in the School of Sustainable Engineering at Arizona State University and assistant director of Environmental Biotechnology at the Biodesign Institute has undertaken a survey of existing scientific literature concerning the hazards of plastics to human health and to the ecosystems we depend on. His findings, which appear in the latest issue of the Annual Review of Public Health, are sobering.

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Biodesign Institute at Arizona State University

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